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The aim of this literature review is to see where the robotic thymectomy stands nowadays. A thorough search of the PubMed revealed eighty-two related articles which reviewed comprehensively. The zero intraoperative mortality, the minimal intraoperative morbidity, as well as the recorded recurrence rate of 0–11.1% and complete stable remission rate of 0–40% suggests that the robotic-assisted thymectomy is a feasible, safe and an upcoming procedure. However, the lack of prospective randomized controlled trials prevents this technique to become the standard approach for the nonce.
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Gkouma, A. Robotically assisted thymectomy: a review of the literature. J Robotic Surg 12, 3–10 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-017-0748-3
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